Verkkobut the town's most significant contribution to the world didn't come until the late 16th century, when it birthed one of the most important figures in. Verkkothe historic town of huntingdon is most famous as the birthplace of oliver cromwell. But the history of the town goes back long before cromwell's era. This quaint market town with charming churches, cromwell museum and bustling markets offers you a warm welcome in a variety of cafes, bars. Verkkoseventeenth century huntingdon’s narrow high street was one of the busiest roads in england, the great north road between london and york. Verkkohuntingdon is a bustling historic market town near cambridge, with excellent road and rail links to london. The town straddles the ancient roman road of ermine street. Verkkoafter this huntingdon prospered as a bridging point of the river great ouse, and huntingdon grew into a market town, it was granted a charter by king john in 1205. Verkkoa museum chronicling the history of civil war leader oliver cromwell has broken its own record, enjoying its highest visitor numbers in 25 years.
